I have been getting more visits from search results. Like around 400 this month but only about 20 from my primary keyword (granted the primary keyword is not searched a lot, but it will once the anime catches up with the manga, I hope). One of the things that has seemingly boosted this is using smarter tags than I usually do. I'm pretty sure you don't want to use too many keywords, but is the same true of tags? Like would about 20 tags for a post be detrimental or something?
Tags, and keywords
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Using a lot of tags increases the keyword density, so increase tags with caution as to not screw up your keyword density
I wouldn't say 20 tags would be detrimental but it wouldn't help and they very well COULD hurt your sites ranking. Google wants you to give specific info about what your site is about, 20 tags tells google that you either are not focused on a specific thing or you are spamming. Be specific and relevant, you don't want to muddy the waters. I always stay under 7 tags per page.
The key to any of this stuff is to be super relevant and not spammy. I would say 3-5 tags is plenty for a normal sized post.
Look at your blog like a human reader. Do the tags make sense? Is it easy to find what you're looking for, etc.
The more your site makes sense to actual human readers, the better you'll be in the long run.
Look at your blog like a human reader. Do the tags make sense? Is it easy to find what you're looking for, etc.
The more your site makes sense to actual human readers, the better you'll be in the long run.